WPARs page in the AIX WPAR view


The WPARs page in the AIX WPAR view provides an overview of all available WPARs in the AIX WPAR virtualization environment belonging to a selected host, including details about CPU frequency, model, and CPU and memory utilization.

An example of a WPAR View tab
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Viewing the WPARs table

The WPARs table lists all WPARs in the selected host.

  • By default, the metric tables in this view are filtered on all domains. Use the domain filter options to select the required domain from the table.
  • By default, the summarization time range for all metrics is set to Last 30 days. Use the time filter options controls to select an alternate range.

For detailed information on how to use filters, see Using-filtering-options-in-the-TrueSight-console.

Each row corresponds to a WPAR and shows the following information:

WPARs table: Description of columns

Viewing the WPARs details page

Click the name of the WPAR in the WPARs table to view the details page. The WPAR details page displays the following information:

  • General details of the host, such as name, type and tags
  • Related Information panel: Thresholds: The thresholds page allows you to view and manage threshold settings for the selected Pool. See Configuring-and-managing-thresholds-for-metrics-and-indicators for detailed information. 
  • Tags panel: Displays tags, if any, that are associated with the pool.  For more information, see Working-with-tag-filters
  • Summary Information: The Summary tab, that is displayed by default, displays performance details for the WPAR in a horizontal summary table, as well as charts.
    Core metrics for the selected entity are displayed as analysis charts, depending on available data. At the bottom of each chart is a link that takes you to the Data Explorer view for the specific resource type, and displays charts and information for a larger set of metrics.To return to this page, click back_to_capacity_pools.pnglocated towards the top-right side in the Data Explorer tab.
    The data displayed in Data Explorer view charts for any resource part of this view category, is based on the time filter that is applied to the primary view in this tab. You can select Advanced time periods (other than default/basic) from the Data Explorer view for the selected resource, to view charts over a different time resolution.
  • The Configuration Details tab displays the configuration metrics for the pool.
    For more information, see Data Explorer views for WPARs.

WPAR details: An example of the WPAR details page

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Using data filter and other controls in tables

You can export and filter the information that is displayed in tables to suit your need. For instance, you can show or hide columns, filter tables on particular domains, and so on.

For more information, see Exporting-and-filtering-tables.

 

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